Species: Eridacnis barbouri, Cuban Ribbontail Cat Shark

Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944)

Cuban Ribbontail Cat Shark

Head and snout narrowly rounded; eyes elongate, cat-like; nostrils without barbells or grooves, front flaps small, well before mouth; mouth long, angular, arched, reaches forward past eyes; inside mouth and edges of gill arches with papillae; teeth small, triangular, with 3 secondary points along rear edge, similar on both jaws, top teeth more oblique, rear teeth like combs; lip furrows short but well developed; gill slits 5, last two over pectoral bases; papillae on gill arches and palate; dorsal fins small, without spines; 1st dorsal short based, origin slightly behind free rear tip of pectorals, but base nearer pelvics than pectorals; 2nd dorsal nearly as large as 1st dorsal; anal fin 2/3 height of dorsal fins; tail fin long, narrow and ribbon-like, without a strong lower lobe, no undulations along top edge; skin denticles narrow, with a long narrow central point and a pair of smaller, shorter side points.

Plain light grey.

Reaches 35 cm

On the bottom

Depth range 411-766 m.

The northern Gulf of Mexico, northern Cuba and southeast Florida.